Tuesday, March 26, 2013

MAKING - little acorn friends - craft time

I like acorns. I also like putting faces on things. This could only naturally lead to putting faces on acorns.

Here's how I do it.

Start with some clean acorns.


Their hats tend to fall off, if the hats aren't loose, I like to twist/tilt them loose. It seems like they are going to fall off anyways, so why not beat them to it.


You can use glue to put the hats back on, I chose to use black puff paint. The acorns had some black discoloration and this blended right in.


I used nail polish to give them rosy cheeks.


I used a small tipped pen with waterproof ink to draw on their cute little eyes and mouths.


Here are a few with their dry cheeks and happy smiles.


To help preserve their faces and make them all shiny and nice, I painted a liberal coat of clear nail polish on the nuts.


Here they are all glossy and happy and done.


Lately I have been into painting the stems gold. I use Testers enamel paint (the kind for model cars etc...).

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